A beach house in California turns industrial ruins into paradise

Razvan Barsan + Partners' key concern with this project was to respect the site's industrial past while connecting the home with its natural surroundings. The 'honest architecture' completely reveals its structure and technical equipment while incorporating green materials. Local wood, reed and bamboo where used in order to express the relationship between the home and the exotic landscape.
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